Historic Sites of Manitoba: Holland War Memorial (Holland, RM of Victoria)

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A monument in Holland, in the Rural Municipality of Victoria, was erected in commemoration of soldiers from the Holland area killed during military service. It was unveiled on 4 August 1925.

Holland War Memorial (September 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Holland War Memorial (June 2020) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.59624, W98.88014 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
William James Biglow [Centreville]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 September 1893	28 April 1917
Charles Henry Blackwell [Lakeside]	Bank Teller	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	1 October 1918
Georges Albanic Brizard	Business Employee	123e Régiment d’Infanterie, French Army	Soldat	9 January 1887	18 September 1914
Jack Crawley	Machinist	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1893	5 June 1916
George “Scotty” [Samuel] Davidson	Labourer	13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 August 1888	9 February 1917
Harry Vincent Dexter	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1894	24 May 1917
Richard Cameron Downey	Grain Buyer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Lance Corporal	1896	26 October 1917
Arthur Wesley Down [Centreville]	College Student	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 April 1894	13 April 1917
Auguste Arsène François [Cypress River]	Farmer	Régiment 6 D. A. Genie, Belgian Army	Soldaat 2kl	26 November 1894	28 September 1918
Frank John Gomm	Farm Labourer	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	3 May 1917
Rodolphe Gregoire	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	1 October 1918
Fred Harding	Labourer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	10 April 1894	7 April 1917
Edgar Thias Harris	Farmer	1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	1897	17 September 1918
George Ireland	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	5 January 1916
David Stephen Jeffrey	Farmer	1st Depot Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1897	9 June 1918
Arthur Lark	Farm Labourer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1891	28 August 1918
George Arthur Lipsett	Electrician	91st Squadron, Royal Air Force	Lieutenant	1897	27 July 1918
John Gordon Lovie [Agricultural College, Centreville]	Farmer	Borden’s Motor Machine Gun Battery, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	11 January 1896	24 March 1918
Paul Maurice Maillot	Farmer	3e Régiment de Marche de Tirailleurs, French Army	Soldat	4 January 1892	4 July 1916
James Andrew McGill	Teacher	80th Squadron, Royal Air Force	2nd Lieutenant	1893	6 September 1918
Peter Kenneth McIntosh [Post Office]	Bandsman Assistant in Post Office	49th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1893	31 October 1917
Charles Newton McNeil	Freight Clerk	Royal Air Force	Private	1892	13 October 1918
Noah Alfred Minks	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Lance Corporal	1880	10 August 1918
James Francis Moggey	Carpenter	10th Field Company, Canadian Engineers	Sapper	1896	9 September 1916
Walter Ross	Physician	Canadian Army Medical Corps	Major	1886	6 February 1920
Perry Hooper Sanderson [Pharmacy]	Drug Clerk	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 October 1893	6 June 1916
Albert Saunders	Shipper	HMCS Niobe, Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve	Able Seaman	1 February 1900	6 December 1917
E. Spitaels	?	?	?	?	?
Arthur Stewart	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1890	8 October 1916
Walter Youds [Centreville]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	16 February 1893	28 April 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Paul Allard [St. Eustache]	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1924	29 July 1944
James Melvin “Jimmy” Barker	406 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer	1924	9 August 1945
Joseph Wilfred Campbell	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise’s), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	5 February 1923	24 October 1944
Charles Gordon Erickson	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Corporal	27 July 1919	27 October 1944
Walter Harold Ferris	608 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer	1921	27 January 1944
Arnold Finnimore Jeffrey	Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1916	9 August 1944
James Archibald Menzies	#42 Operational Training Unit, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Officer	1916	22 February 1944
Roland Stanton Oliver	Royal Air Force	Sergeant	11 April 1915	22 April 1942
John Parsons	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	1916	1 November 1941
Mathew Christie Paul Rush	Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry	Lieutenant	1922	9 July 1944
Cyril Van Der Vennet	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise’s), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1919	26 February 1945

Sources:

For the names of First World War casualities from Manitoba who do not appear on any physical monument in the province, see the Manitoba Historical Society War Memorial. If you know of a name that is omitted from this list, please contact the MHS War Memorial Researcher Darryl Toews (darryl@mhs.mb.ca).

Soldiers of the First World War - Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada.

Financial support for research reported on this page was provided by the Manitoba Heritage Grants Program (2015-2016).

Holland, Manitoba 1877-1967 by Holland History Committee, page 148.

We thank Normand Boisvert and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 28 July 2023

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